Metroidvania PC Games | Exploration-Driven 2D Action Ranked

You return to a place you could not reach, with an ability you found later. That structure alone makes a metroidvania, whatever the art or difficulty. Some centre on the weight of combat; others make filling the map the reward; some are short and dense. A handful of famous titles invite comparison, but this list ranks less-reviewed games first, so quiet successes surface ahead of the well-known. Ascent DX and Draco and the Seven Scales, for example, hold a steady rating with fewer than 500 reviews.

1,352 titles match. 370 of them hold a steady rating on 10–500 reviews, 425 support Japanese, and 142 are free.

751 titles (10–500 reviews, by rating)

TitleDatePriceRatingTags

House of Shadow: Wield Shadow Powers to Claim the Throne1/16Free100% positive 11action-adventuremetroidvaniaadventureactionexplorationS

Jeebo & Jerbo vs. Life: A Metroidvania Journey Through Existential Dread10/1$4.99100% positive 11explorationmetroidvaniastory-richlore-richparty-based-rpgS

Kokoro's Gensokyo Journey: Explore a Danmaku Metroidvania7/1$9.99100% positive 11actionaction-adventure2d-platformermetroidvaniabullet-hellS

Sunrise Of The Time: End Of Blue - A Meaningful Hunt2/11$1.99100% positive 11actionadventurerpg2d-fighteraction-adventureS

Violet Mind and The Mysterious Island: Elemental Magic Meets Eldritch Horror4/29$12.99100% positive 11metroidvaniaactionadventurepixel-graphicshorrorS

Airhead: Explore, Evolve, and Save a Deflating Friend2/12$19.9985% positive 62indieadventureactionmetroidvaniapuzzle-platformerS

Bone Appetit: Retro Metroidvania Where You Steal Food as a Skeleton5/8$7.9984% positive 75actionpixel-graphicsretrometroidvaniaindieS

Kletba Vlčího Moru: Unleash Vengeance in a Hand-Drawn Metroidvania9/15Free90% positive 29metroidvania2d-platformerside-scrollerprecision-platformerexplorationS

Space Hole 2018: Psychedelic Cosmic Ball Rolling Adventure1/24$3.9986% positive 51psychedeliccolorful3d-platformermetroidvaniaprecision-platformerS

Zapling Bygone: Steal Boss Skulls, Master Alien Abilities8/5$15.9980% positive 198metroidvaniapsychologicalexplorationhorrorside-scrollerS

Bad Pad: Old School Metroidvania Precision Platformer8/8$1.55-87%86% positive 49metroidvaniaprecision-platformerside-scroller2d-platformerplatformerS

Gravity Castle: Explore Subterranean Ruins with Gravity Powers11/15$14.9986% positive 492d-platformerpuzzleadventuremetroidvaniapixel-graphicsS

Dewdrop Dynasty: A Lighthearted Pixel Art Metroidvania Adventure7/23$11.9979% positive 262metroidvaniaadventureexplorationplatformerpixel-graphicsS

Songbringer: Sci-Fi Action RPG with Procedural Worlds and a Humming Nanosword9/1$12.5179% positive 261action-rpgopen-worldroguelikehack-and-slashdungeon-crawlerS

Homam: An Inventor's Fist - A Pixel Art Puzzle Platformer Adventure6/20$5.9994% positive 18puzzle-platformerplatformerpixel-graphicspuzzleside-scrollerS

Soul's Majesty Rise of Gilda: A Metroidvania Adventure9/1$0.9994% positive 18precision-platformermetroidvaniapixel-graphicspsychological-horroraction-rpgS

Troupe: A Haunted Castle Platform Adventure6/16$4.9994% positive 18metroidvaniahand-drawndungeon-crawlerplatformercartoonyS

Fledge: Master Pigeon Movement in a Whimsical 2D Adventure7/5$4.9994% positive 18explorationmetroidvaniapuzzle-platformer2d-platformercollectathonS

Stardust Demon: A Retro Metroidvania Adventure with Cute Characters10/23$19.9983% positive 82surrealcartoonyfmvcutemetroidvaniaS

ROCKETRON: High-Flying Cyberpunk Shooter Adventure2/7$5.9983% positive 81actionindiemetroidvaniaside-scrollerplatformerS

7th Domain: Tree of Chaos Prologue – Explore Echo Lands7/29Free83% positive 80actionmetroidvaniarpgadventureaction-roguelikeS

Maseylia: Echoes of the Past - Master Fluid Movement in a 3D Metroidvania6/19$8.49-50%82% positive 97metroidvaniaexploration3d-platformernonlinearthird-person-shooterS

Night Lights: A Calm Puzzle Platformer Focused on Light and Shadow6/7$1.49-70%83% positive 78metroidvaniaprecision-platformerside-scrollersokobanexplorationS

La Sombra: Stealth Metroidvania of a Cat Burglar2/21$3.9994% positive 17stealthmetroidvaniahackingindiethird-personS

Marsmare: Alienation - Metroidvania Adventure on the Red Planet5/27$1.9994% positive 17actionsingleplayerretroplatformermetroidvaniaS

Ninja Turdle: Explore a Body, Blast Parasites in Metroidvania Adventure2/14$4.9994% positive 17indieretrometroidvanianinja2d-platformerS

Treasure Hunter Man 2: Retro Metroidvania Adventure on a Mysterious Island6/16$0.99-50%94% positive 17metroidvaniaexploration2d-platformersportsplatformerS

Princess Pomu and the 5 Moons: A Violent Metroidvania Journey6/26$11.9986% positive 44metroidvaniaactionpixel-graphicsfemale-protagonistfantasyS

100 Pumpkins: A Spooky Precision Platformer Adventure10/8$1.9988% positive 33explorationprecision-platformermetroidvaniaside-scroller2d-platformerS

Carestia: Reclaim Earth in a Pixelated Metroidvania Adventure6/1$3.9991% positive 23metroidvaniapuzzle-platformerpixel-graphicscharacter-customizationprecision-platformerS

Space Adventure Cobra: The Awakening - Embark on a Galactic Quest8/26$7.49-70%80% positive 147co-opsingleplayermetroidvaniaside-scrollerexplorationS

Beholgar 2: A '90s Metroidvania Adventure of Ancient Powers12/1$11.9981% positive 108explorationmetroidvaniaprecision-platformerside-scrollerhack-and-slashS

Genopanic: Atmospheric Metroidvania with Precision Platforming5/17$8.9977% positive 385metroidvaniaatmosphericpixel-graphics2d-platformerside-scrollerS

Twilight Monk: Hand-Drawn Metroidvania RPG Adventure3/26$19.9977% positive 380side-scrolleropen-worldindiemetroidvaniahand-drawnS

WarriOrb: A Demon's Perilous Journey in a Trapped Ball4/28$12.9979% positive 179souls-likemetroidvaniaplatformerside-scrollergreat-soundtrackS

10mg: SNAAAK - A Compact Metroidvania Snake Adventure10/20$1.9991% positive 22adventureexperimentalaction-adventuremetroidvaniapuzzle-platformerS

Duil: The Undying's Quest for Vengeance11/27$11.9991% positive 22metroidvaniaaction-roguelikeaction-adventuremystery-dungeonspectacle-fighterS

GINSHA: Gravity Shield Action-Adventure RPG8/24$15.9991% positive 22adventureactionmetroidvania2d-platformerside-scrollerS

Croakspire: A Tongue-Slinging Metroidvania Adventure10/29$7.19-10%100% positive 10metroidvaniaactionadventure2d-platformeraction-adventureS

Halchemist: A Girl and Golem's Quest for a Shattered Soul12/11$12.99100% positive 10actionadventureplatformermetroidvania2dS

Omega Warp: Explore the ISE Horizon Prime in Sci-Fi Metroidvania6/19$14.99100% positive 10action-adventuremetroidvaniaexplorationatmosphericsci-fiS

The Flame and the Fart: Forge Legends in a Ruined World6/18$3.10100% positive 10rpgmetroidvania2d-platformerplatformeradventureS

You Alone Can Defeat Evil: Master the Great Demon in Skill-Intensive Action9/25$2.99100% positive 10dark-fantasyonline-co-opaction2dmetroidvaniaS

Zolg: Minimalist Top-Down Shooter Adventure12/2$0.9978% positive 226metroidvaniatop-down-shooteraction-adventure2dminimalistS

INAYAH - Life after Gods: Hand-Drawn Metroidvania Adventure3/27$15.9977% positive 325actionplatformermetroidvania2d-platformerside-scrollerS

Spaceport Hope: Retro 2D Action Platformer Shooter4/16$1.9976% positive 487indieactionadventureplatformerpixel-graphicsS

Skelethrone: The Chronicles of Ericona – A Grim Metroidvania Adventure8/7$7.94-47%77% positive 310metroidvaniasouls-likedark-fantasyside-scrollerpixel-graphicsS

DEATH PENALTY: Atmospheric Dungeon Crawler with Survival Horror9/15$11.9980% positive 121adventurerpgatmospherichorrormetroidvaniaS

God Edge: A Pixel Art Metroidvania RPG of Power Transfer5/31$4.9994% positive 16singleplayerrpgpixel-graphicsmetroidvaniaside-scrollerS

Slashboy: Samurai vs. World-Devouring Mushrooms in Arcade Hack-and-Slash3/13$1.9994% positive 16hack-and-slasharcadeside-scrolleraction-roguelikemetroidvaniaS

Sorted by Wilson score, a rating estimate that accounts for review count. Titles with few reviews are discounted, so '100% on 1 review' never tops the list, while a genuine 90% on 40 reviews rises properly.